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NBP T-20 Blind’s Cricket, Bahawalpur, Islamabad, Okara and Peshawar smash opponents
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 26, 2019):-Bahawalpur, Islamabad, Okara and Peshawar overcame their opponents in the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind’s Cricket Grade-I on Thursday at two different venues in Bahawalpur.
Day-2, match-1:-Bahawalpur Vs AJK: (Venue: Dring Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur)
Bahawalpur sank Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in a tight finish on Thursday, as Moeen Aslam played a calculated innings of 86 runs to guide his side home in the last over of the innings.
Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, AJK posted161 runs for loss of 2 wickets in allotted 15 overs on the board. Match was reduced to 15 overs a side due to fog in the morning. Nisar Ali again contributed with the bat, he made 79* runs off (45) balls, Tehseen B1 also scored 50 runs off (33) balls. Mujeeb ur Rehman was the only bowler to claim a single wicket.
Bahawalpur chased the target of 162 for the loss of 2 wickets in last over of the innings. Moeen Aslam’s 86* runs innings consumed 43 balls while Mohammad Rashid was dismissed on 35 runs were main contributors.
Result: Bahawalpur won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Moeen Aslam
Day-2, Match 2:-Karachi Vs Islamabad (Venue: Saqid Public School Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur)
Islamabad outclassed Karachi by 10 wickets and won the 2nd game in a row. Karachi batted first made only 88 runs in allotted 15 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. Tahir Ali was the only batsmen to enter in double figure, he made 19 runs. Hasnain Shah and Nisar Awan claimed 2 wickets each.
In reply, Islamabad chased the target in just 5.5 overs without any loss. Sohaib B1 made 42 runs off just (14) balls and Anees Javed made 39 off (22) balls.
Result: Islamabad won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: Sohaib
Day2, Match-3:-Okara Vs Gujranwala: (Venue: Dring Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur)
Okara defeated Gujranwala by 49 runs. Okara won the toss and decided to bat first. Badar Munir hammered Gujranwala bowlers and scored 122 runs off 56 balls. Okara posted 199 runs in 15 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Iftikhar Tiger got out after scoring 50 runs.
Gujranwala, in reply could able to post 150 runs in 15 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Mohammad Akram scored 41 runs. Iftikhar Tiger took 2 wickets. Okara registered its first win in the tournament.
Result: Okara won by 49 runs
Man of the Match: Badar Munir
Day-2, Match-4:-Peshawar vs Lahore: (Venue: Saqid Public School Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur)
Lahore batted first made 125 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in stipulated 15 overs. Matiullah scored 77 runs off (45) balls and Kamran made 17. Mohsin Khan was the star with the ball, he took 4 wickets, while Rahid Ullah and Haroon Khan took 1 wicket each.
Peshawar in reply, reached home in 14 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Haroon Khan and Safiullah made 47 and 44 runs respectively. Matiullah and Salman took a wicket a piece.
Result: Peshawar won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Mohsin Khan
Schedule for training and media opportunities for Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final
SB Report
KARACHI (December 25, 2019):-The final of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20 will be held at the National Stadium in Karachi from 27-31 December between Central Punjab and Northern. The following is the schedule of media opportunities in the build up to and during the match:
Thursday, 26 December:
Both the teams will hold training sessions at the National Stadium from around 11am. The two captains will hold their pre-match media conferences from 11.30am at the NSK media conference area.
Friday, 27 December:
Toss will take place at 9.30am and the first ball will be bowled at 10am. After the end of the day’s play, there will be media conferences.
Saturday, 28 December:
Play will resume at 10am and at the end of the play/match, there will be media conferences.
Sunday, 29 December:
Play will resume at 10am and at the end of the play/match, there will be media conferences.
Monday, 30 December:
Play will resume at 10am and at the end of the play/match, there will be media conferences.
Tuesday, 31 December:
Play will resume at 10am and at the end of the play/match, there will be media conferences.
NBP Grade-1, T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2019, Bahawalpur, AJK, Islamabad and Peshawar claim victories
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD (December 25, 2019):-Besides hosts Bahawalpur, Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK), Islamabad and Peshawar have won their matches in the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T20 Blind Cricket Trophy (Grade-1) after beating their respective their opponents at two different venues on Wednesday.
Day-1, Game-1
Bahawalpur Vs Gujranwala: (Venue: Dring Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur)
Bahawalpur whipped Gujranwala in 1st match of the event. Mohammad Rashid’s 115 runs off 65 balls helped Bahawalpur to win by 76 runs. In the cool and breezy morning here in Bahawalpur, Gujranwala won the toss and decided to bowl first. But this decision didn’t work for them as Bahawalpur made 236 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Rashid their formidable batsmen opened the innings and scored a ton while Zafar Iqbal was the other top scorer with 46 runs.
Gujranwala in reply made 160 for the loss of 9 wickets in allotted 20 overs. Mohammad Akram made 84 runs off 57 balls. Babar Ali and Sajid Nawaz picked three wickets each and Mohammad Ijaz claimed 2 wickets.
Result: Bahawalpur won by 76 runs
Man of the Match: Mohammad Rashid
Day-1, Game-2
AJK Vs Okara (Venue: Saqid Public School Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur)
AJK defeated Okara by 30 runs and successfully defended the low total. Okara won the toss and put AJK to bat first. AJK made slow start but in later half recovered it by the hard hitting of Nisar Ali. AJK made 193 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 5. Nisar Ali played the captain’s knock of 110 runs off 64 balls.
Okara in reply got the big thunderbolt in the shape of Badar Munir’s wicket. He was bowled by Mohammad Jameel without opening its account. Thereafter, AJK tighten the grip and didn’t allow Okara to come close to the target. Okara made 163 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Iftikhar Tiger made 62 runs. Mohammad Jameel claimed 3 wickets and Nisar Ali took 2 wickets.
Result: AJK won by 30 runs
Man of the Match: Nisar Ali
Day-1, Game-3
Islamabad vs Lahore: (Venue: Dring Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur)
Lahore won the toss and has been the case since last 2 matches decided to bowl first. Islamabad with the help of Anees Javed and Ayub Khan two centuries piled up 282 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.
Anees Javed remained unbeaten on 138 off 68 balls and Ayub Khan scored 104 runs off 48 balls. Kamran and Salman claimed a wicket a piece.
Lahore tried well to reach the target but fell 17 runs short of the target. Matiullah played the brilliant innings of 126 runs off 65 balls. Lahore in stipulated 20 overs made 265 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Anees, Hasnain and Akmal claimed wicket a piece.
Result: Islamabad won by 17 runs
Man of the Match: Anees Javed
Day-1, Game-4
Karachi Vs Peshawar: (Venue: Saqid Public School Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur)
Peshawar beat Karachi by 9 wickets. After winning the toss, Karachi decided to bat first and made just 129 for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Tahir was their top scorer with 62 runs. For Peshawar, Mohsin Khan took 3 wickets and Rahid Ullah claimed 2.
Peshawar in reply chased down the target in only 11 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Sana ullah made 65 off 40 balls and Muhammad Waseem made 34 runs.
Result: Peshawar won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Sanauallah
Karachi Test ends with massive win by Green Shirts by 263 runs
SB News
KARACHI (December 23, 2019):-Karachi Test brought lot of jubilant for the Pakistani players and spectators that finished with 263 runs massive victory against Sri Lankan in the ICC Test Championship fixture at National Cricket Stadium, Karachi on Monday.
Day-5 was just a 14-minute and 16-ball game, as the Sri Lanka's last three wickets were dismissed on their overnight total of 212 in the second innings. It was Pakistan's first series win at home against Sri Lanka since 1992.
With this historical win, Pakistan aggregated 80 points in the World Test Championship table, as Pakistan earned 60 points from the win and 20 from the first Test draw. India (360) and Australia (216) are currently first and second on the table. Nine teams are competing in the Championship, with the top two contesting the final in June 2021.
Pakistan set a unreachable 476-run target for the tourists on Sunday and had them staring at defeat on 212-7 at close of play. Naseem Shah, who at 16 years and 307 days, became the second youngest bowler to take five wickets in a Test innings. The youngster bowled with fire to finish with 5-31.
Fellow Pakistani Nasim-ul-Ghani — a left-arm spinner — holds the record as the youngest bowler with a five-wicket haul in a Test innings. Ghani completed his feat against the West Indies at Georgetown at the age of 16 years, 303 days. Naseem was only six when international cricket was suspended in Pakistan following an attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009.
Pakistan were forced to play all their home matches at the neutral venues of United Arab Emirates, before improved security allowed them to host various limited over series in the last four years. The series was the first in Pakistan since an attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009. The first Test of the series in Rawalpindi marked the return of Test cricket in Pakistan, but it was spoiled by bad weather.
The final day began in a dramatic manner when Shah dismissed Lasit Embuldeniya off the very first ball, catching his gloves on the way to wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan. From the other end leg-spinner Yasir Shah had Oshada Fernando caught in the slip for his overnight score of 102. Oshada's 180-ball knock had 13 boundaries.
Test Cricket, Naseem Shah, 16 years 311 days, becomes youngest fast bowler to take five-wicket
SB Report
KARACHI (December 23, 2019):No one expecting after poor start in Australia, Pakistan’s fast bowler Naseem Shah will achieve record in Test cricket and became the youngest fast bowler to take a five-wicket in an innings.
On Monday, Naseem Shah, aged 16 year and 311 days, surpassed his countryman Mohammad Amir to become the youngest ever fast bowler, who had claimed this record against Australia at the age of 17 years 257 days in 2009 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
During the ICC Test Championship at National Stadium Karachi, teenagers fast bowler, Shah grabbed the wickets of Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Embduldeniya and Vishwa Fernando to complete with 5/31 in 12.5 overs.
Pakistan’s spinner Naseem-ul-Ghani keeps that title who took five wickets in an innings against West Indies in 1957/58 at the age of 16 years and 308 days.
Hosts Pakistan overpowered Sri Lanka by 263 runs in the second and final Test in Karachi on Monday, taking the series 1-0. Sri Lanka, set a target of 476 runs, were bowled out for 212 in their second innings.
Attock lift the NBP T-20 Blind Cricket Grade-2 Trophy
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD (December 22, 2019):-Hosts Attock have won the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy (Grade-2) after beating Multan by six wickets in the final at Attock Cricket Stadium, Attock on Sunday.
Attock won the toss and opted to bowl first. Mohammad Safdar from Multan played the extraordinary unbeaten innings of 139 runs off 66 balls and helped Multan to post 227 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Noman claimed 1 wicket.
Attock in reply, chased the target on 228 in 18.5 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Ahtesham-ul-Haq made 74 runs off 39 balls and Bilal Sarwar made 70 runs. Ihsan and Akbar took a wicket a piece for Multan. Atesham ul Haq declared best player of the final.
Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council, Sajjad representative of National Bank of Pakistan and Azan Malik, Youth Ambassador of UN were the guests and distributed prizes amongst the players.
Player of the Tournament:
B1: Riasat Khan (Abottabad)
B2: Muhammad Ijaz (Faisalabad)
B3: Gul Sheer (Sargodha)
Best Wicket Keeper: Naseeb Ullah (Quetta)
Brief Summary:
Eight (8) Teams named Quetta, Hyderabad, Multan, Sheikopura, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Abottabad and Attock participated in the event that was played from 18th to 22nd December in Attock. Quetta, Attock, Multan and Abbottabad were the 4 semifinalists. While the Final was played between Attock and Multan and Attock clinched the trophy.
Central Punjab Under-16, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Under-16 share one-day trophy
SB Report
ISLAMABAD:-Central Punjab Under-16 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Under-16 declared joint winner in the PCB-Pepsi Under-16 one-day tournament at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Friday, as the match was washed out without a ball being bowled, due to rain.
Tournament awards:
Best batsman of the tournament – Saad Baig (Sindh U16), 206 runs
Best bowler of the tournament – Mohammad Ibrahim (Northern U16), 14 wickets
Best all-rounder of the tournament – Faizullah (Balochistan U16)
Best wicketkeeper of the tournament – Afzaal Manzoor (Central Punjab U16), 11 dismissals
Best fielder of the tournament – Basit Ali (Balochistan U16), six catches
Day-3: NBP-Blind ’ s Cricket Attock Quetta, Abbottabad and Multan qualify for top-four stage
SB Report
ISLAMABAD:-Besides hosts Attock, Quetta, Abbottabad and Multan qualified for the semifinals on NBP National Blind’s Cricket Trophy Grade II after beating winning their matches at two different venues. Now, the 1st semifinal will be played between Attock and Quetta while 2nd semifinal will take place between Abbottabad and Multan at Attock Cricket Stadium Attock.
Game 1:
Multan Vs Faisalabad: (Venue: Attock Cricket Stadium Attock)
Faisalabad won the toss and decided to bowl first. Multan managed to score 191 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Ghulam Akbar was the highest scorer with 68 runs. Asad Mehboob took 3 wickets and Ejaz took 1 wicket.
Faisalabad in reply reached the target of 192 runs in 18.3 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Ejaz Hussain was the star batsmen for Faisalabad he made 78 runs. Ehtisham claimed 1 wicket.
Result: Faisalabad won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Ejaz Hussain
Game 2:
Abbottabad Vs Sargodha (Venue: Comsats University Cricket Ground, Attock)
Abbottabad won the toss and elected to bowl first. Abbottabad bowling didn’t allow Sargodha batsmen to bat fluently. Sargodha set the competitive total of 242 runs on the board for the loss of 2 wickets in 20 overs. The prominent scorer was Gul Sher with unbeaten 119* runs. Sohail and Riasat Khan claimed 1 wicket each.
Abbottabad in reply chased the target in 15.1 overs without any loss. Riasat Khan was the star batsmen he made unbeaten 116* runs and Naeem Ullah also scored unbeaten 100*.
Result: Abbottabad won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: Riasat Khan
Game 3:-
Attock vs Hyderabad: (Venue: Attock Cricket Stadium Attock)
Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bat first. Hyderabad was bowled out on 77 runs in 14.5 Overs. Obaid Ullah was their top scorer with 22 runs. Haroon, Nuaman and Sohail shared 2 wickets each.
In reply, Attock chased the target in Just 3 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Bilal Sarwar made 42.
Result: Attock won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Muhammad Sohail
Game 4:
Quetta Vs Sheikhupura: (Venue: Comsats University Cricket Ground Attock)
Quetta won the toss and decided to bat first. Quetta batsmen smashed 364 runs in stipulated 20 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Niamat Ullah played brilliantly and made 146 runs. Majid picked 2 wickets.
Sheikopura in reply made 217 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Asraf Bhatti was their best scorer with 96 runs. Qaiser and Mohsin took 1 wicket each.
Result: Quetta won by 157 runs
Man of the Match: Niamat Ullah
England Women win third T20I by 26 runs
SB News
ISLAMABAD (December 20, 2019):-England Women beat Pakistan Women by 26 runs in the third and final T20I to complete a 3-0 series win at Kuala Lumpur’s Kinrara Oval on Friday.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, England captain Heather Knight scored a quickfire 31-ball 43 which helped her side post an impressive 170 for three. Knight’s 81-run partnership for the second-wicket with Amy Jones (37 off 35) was instrumental in giving England a firm grip of the innings after opener Danni Wyatt – who hit two fours and two sixes in her 15-ball 25 – was dismissed by Umaima Sohail, who returned one for 18 in three overs. For her batting performance, the England captain was named player of the match.
Heather Knight said: “I think it's been a good tour for us. We asked the batters to get big runs and that's happened across both the ODI and the T20I series. “I think we've found some new players, as well. Sarah Glenn has really put her hand up and that's great for us, it adds to the competition for places and makes us stronger as a group. “I've been proud of how we've maintained our high standards, especially in the field - which is something we've been working hard on.
“We're looking forward to the new year and the challenge of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.” An unbeaten 52-run stand between Fran Wilson and Tammy Beaumont in the last 5.4 overs rescued England and ensured that the visitors finish on a high note after Jones and Knight fell in a span of seven deliveries. Both Wilson and Beaumont struck a four and a six each as the former scored 29 off 24 while the latter made 23 runs at a strike rate of 143.75.
For Pakistan, pacer Diana Baig was the stand out bowler with two wickets for 28 runs in four overs. Pakistan openers couldn’t provide their side a desired start as Ayesha Zafar (nine of eight) and Nahida Khan (eight of 19) were back in the pavilion in 4.4 overs with 29 runs on the scoreboard. Javeria Khan, batting at three, recorded her eighth half-century in the format with an unbeaten 57. The right-handed batter struck five fours and a six in the 56 balls that she faced.
She did not get the desired support from the other end as Pakistan kept losing wickets on regular intervals. The next best score came from wicketkeeper-batter Sidra Nawaz, who made 19 not out from seven balls. Javeria Khan said: “This innings was due on me as I was not able to put up scores earlier in the series. I look forward to execute what I have learnt from this series against a quality side like England and implement it in the T20 World Cup. Unlike this series, I am hopeful that I will be scoring runs from the first match in that tournament.
“We gave England tough times in bits and pieces and our overall performances has improved a great deal, which is something the England players also told us. “We have squandered opportunities in this series. Going forward we should look to make the most of the chances we get in the match. This series will help us a lot in learning that.”
Pakistan managed 144 for five in 20 overs. Leg-spinner Sarah Glenn and medium-pacer Anya Shurbsole picked up two wickets each for 12 and 15 runs. For registering two back-to-back half-centuries in the first two T20Is, England wicketkeeper-batter Jones was named player of the series.
Scores in brief:
England Women 170-3, 20 overs (Heather Knight 43, Amy Jones 37, Fran Wilson 29, Danni Wyatt 25, Tammy Beaumont 23; Diana Baig 2-28)
Pakistan Women 144-5, 20 overs (Javeria Khan 57 not out; Sarah Glenn 2-12, Anya Shursole 2-15)
Result: England women won by 26 runs
Day-2: Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Abbottabad claim victories
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD:-Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Abbottabad claimed victories in the ongoing National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2019(Grade-2) after beating their respective opponents at Attock Cricket Stadium Attock.
Match 1: Multan Vs Quetta:
Quetta won the toss and decided to bowl first. Multan batted well and made 256 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Mohammad Safdar was in the form of his life and scored another century, he made unbeaten 179 runs off 74balls. Abdul Razzaq made 48 runs.
Quettain in reply, managed to score 204 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Abdul Rasheed made 41 runs not out while Qaisar made 34 runs. Ghulam Akbar took 2 wickets. Shahbaz and Safdar claimed a wicket a piece.
Result:Multan won by 52 runs
Man of the Match:Muhammad Safdar
Match 2: Attock Vs Sargodha:
In the morning, Attock won on the toss and decided to bat first. Sargodha bowling didn’t allow Attock batsmen to bat fluently. Their last match hero Ahtesham was bowled cheaply just on 15 runs, Bilal Sarwar played innings of 49 runs maintained their scoring rate. Attock finished at 211 runs on the board for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. The other prominent scorer was Zeeshan with 32 runs. Abdullah was the pick amongst the bowlers, he took 3 wickets and Tanveer claimed 2 wickets.
Sargodha in reply, chased the target in the 17 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Gul Sheer again shined with the bat, he remained unbeaten on 100 runs off 58 balls. Zain got out after scoring 57 runs.
Result: Sargodha won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match:Gul Sheer
Match 3: Faisalabad vs Sheikhopura:
Sheikopura won the toss and decided to bat first. Sheikopura made 204 runs in allotted 20 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Abdul Sattar played beautifully for his 87 runs off 56 balls while the veteran Ashraf Bhatti made 62 runs off 48 balls. Usman Ali was the only bowler to claim a wicket for Faisalabad.
In reply, Faisalabad chased the target in 13.3 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Muhammad Ijaz made 75 off 42 balls and Bilal Ali made 71 off 27 balls.
Result: Faisalabad won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match:Bilal Ali
Match 4. Abbottabad Vs Hyderabad:
Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bat first. Hyderabad was bowled out on 122 runs in 14.1 Overs. Obaid Ullah Was their top scorer with 24 runs. Riasat Khan took 3 wickets for 10 runs in his 3 overs. Naeem Ullah picked 2 wickets.
Abbottabad in reply, chased the target just on 5.3 overs without any loss. Riasat Khan made 58 runs off 15 balls and Naeem Ullah also made 58 runs off 18 balls.
Result: Abbottabd won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match:Riasat Khan
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